TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 29, 2019

The Supreme Court of Tennessee today suspended Knox County lawyer Wendell Kyle Hall for two years, with 60 days on active suspension and the remainder on probation. The court held that Hall deposited funds from a settlement into his trust account, converted those funds to pay for personal expenses and failed to promptly notify a third party that he had received the funds. In a separate case, the court found Hall failed to serve a defendant, failed to properly dismiss the case, refiled the case improperly and did not consult with his client regarding a motion to dismiss. Hall filed a notice of appeal without advising his client, failed to comply with appellate procedures or respond to a show cause order and caused the appeal to be dismissed. Finally, the court found Hall failed to inform his clients that their lawsuit had been dismissed in the trial court and on appeal. 

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